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Physician ‘predator’ sentenced for opioid-related patient death; more
“Doctors take an oath to first do no harm, and instead, Ballard chose to put his own licentious interests above his patients’ well-being.”
From the Journals
Occipital nerve stimulation offers relief for patients with intractable chronic cluster headache
The frequency of attacks may decrease with neuromodulation intervention, a new trial suggests.
FDA/CDC
FDA OKs spinal cord stimulation for diabetic neuropathy pain
Feature
Sen. Schumer backs federal decriminalization of marijuana
Passage of the bill is highly uncertain because of strong Republican opposition in the Senate, where Democrats hold a narrow majority.
Literature Review
Updated consensus statement assesses new migraine treatments
The AHS offers a consensus statement, but not everyone agrees.
Conference Coverage
Novel NSAID–triptan drug effectively relieves migraine pain
About 74% of patients who received AXS-07 experienced no progression of pain from 2 to 24 hours.
Conference Coverage
Photobiomodulation: Evaluation in a wide range of medical specialties underway
The therapy is used to treat a wide variety of medical and aesthetic disorders including acne vulgaris, psoriasis, burns, and wound healing.
Conference Coverage
Chronic headache pain in veterans linked to suicide attempts
U.S. veterans with chronic headache pain had an increased risk of attempting suicide compared with vets with chronic neck or back pain,...
Conference Coverage
e-TNS device passes at-home test
A phase 3 study showed the Cefaly device was particularly effective against most bothersome migraine symptoms.
Conference Coverage
A large proportion of migraine patients are not offered preventive treatment
Among patients eligible for preventive therapy, more than a third were not offered this option, fewer than 10% were currently taking preventive...
Feature
Physician convicted in buprenorphine scheme faces up to 20 years in prison
The West Virgina Board of Medicine suspended the license of Sriramloo Kesari, MD, 78, in February 2020.